It's summer,and I have booked two trips to visit family. I'll join my daughter and her Spanish family in Zaragoza in mid-July, and spend five days in London on my own, where i plan to go on long hikes through the parks and neighborhoods. Then she and I will visit my family in San Francisco in August. Each of those trips gives me license to make virtual excursions in anticipation of my in-person stays. I like the Spanish word that is used in opposition to virtual: "presencial."
So I've been looking for websites that give me good stories, pictures, ideas for my travels. Here is "The Big Smoke" from TimeOut London, which recommends these 50 websites from and about London. This time, I absolutely will not miss a day trip to Kew Gardens, one of their "Seven Wonders of London." I don't know if I'll have time for their "101 things to do before you leave London" but I can have fun browsing. I will certainly return to the Chelsea Physic Garden where I had a lovely tea.
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Sair spent this year in London - freshman year abroad with NYU.
I stayed at a couple of inexpensive hotels.
My favorite was Arran House Hotel near the British Museum.
(And North Sea Fish a short walk off is classic for fish and chips!)
YES Kew Gardens
National Gallery is great too.
And afternoon cream tea in their cafe.
If it is still running, the musical version of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a must see.
Seriously.The.Best.Thing EVER.
(There are last minute ticket sites - especially for Thursday nights, for some reason.)
The Globe you can probably still get standing tickets, and that's the fun way to do it anyway.
Regents Park is great.
Lemme think, I'm sure there's more.
Oh
And the Tube goes right in from Heathrow to central London for L4.
Buy an Oyster Card, and the city is yours.
*pang of envy*
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